Critical Evaluation of HR Practices in CERA: A Case Study Analysis

This case study provides a critical evaluation of Human Resources (HR) within CERA, focusing on evidence-based and strategic approaches to HRM. It examines the role of HR in aligning with organizational goals, particularly how HR manager Israel Tobin assists CEO Mark French in strategic implementation. The analysis identifies potential gaps in organizational strategy and emphasizes the importance of aligning HR strategies with business objectives. The study uses the CRAP test to assess the validity and credibility of sources, including articles discussing evidence-based and strategic HRM frameworks. Ultimately, the case study underscores the significance of effective human resource management in addressing job design issues and bridging the gap between corporate and HR planning within CERA, relying on reliable sources to propose solutions.

Critical evaluation of
HR in CERA
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Section A: Evidence-Based HRM
• Presence of evidence is necessary
• Helps in gaining feasibility of the decisions
• Experiences of human resource managers

Section A. Evidence-Based HRM
contd.
• Identification of the empirical scholarship of the concerned
employees of the organization.
• Identification of the intangible human resources within the
organization
• Management of the employee performance and the organizational
performance at large.

Section B: Strategic HRM in
CERA
• Management of the human resources refers to the employees who
have been serving the organization at the various departments within
the organization.
• The organizational workforce is an important asset of the company
that assists in the development of the overall performance of the
company.
• The human resource manager in CERA, Israel Tobin, should be
assisting the CEO of the company, Mark French, in the matters that
are related to the proper understanding of the several strategic goals
that are maintained within the organization in discussion, CERA.

Section B: Strategic HRM in
CERA contd.
• Mark French is the CEO of the company.
• Israel Tobin is appointed as the manager of the human resources
within the organization.
• Ineffective strategy implementation by the organization in discussion
CERA

Section B: Strategic HRM in
CERA contd.
• Organizational strategies should bear a proper alignment with the
personalized guidelines that are the best suited for the overall
development.
• The effectiveness of the business organization might be enhanced due
to the development as well as the implementation of the proper and
appropriate human resource strategies within the organization.
• The analysis of the performance gap within the organization has put
forth a provision of the changes within the organizational structure
and the job design.

Section C: CRAP Test
• Used for the analysis of the validity and the credibility of the given
sources
• The CRAP test analyses the sources on the basis of four major areas of
distinction. These areas are as presented below.
Currency,
Reliability,
Authority, and
Purpose.

Section C: CRAP Test Article 1
CRAP Test for https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/030630701704200205?journalCode=gema
Component Meaning
Currency The article was composed in 2017. The article has been updated in the
recent times as well
Reliability The article has helped in the development of the issues that are presented
within the organization in discussion, CERA. The article further discusses
the importance of the evidence-based human resource management within
the organization.

Section C: CRAP Test Article 1
contd.
Component Meaning
Authority The article is composed by Shaji A. Khan and Jintong Tang.
The article is reported to be published through authentic and
valid sources.
Purpose The purpose of the article publication is to assist the future
researchers and students with the materials that are relevant to
the implementation of the strategic human resource
management.
Table 1: Components of the CRAP Test.
(Source: Composed by the Author)

Section C: CRAP Test Article 2
Component Meaning
Currency The article was composed in 2016. The article has been updated in the
recent times as well
Reliability The article has helped in the development of the issues that are presented
within the organization in discussion, CERA. The article further discusses
the importance of the evidence-based human resource management within
the organization.
CRAP Test for
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317109468_A_new_Framework_of_Strategic_Huma
n_Resource_Management_SHRM_Based_on_Quantitative_and_Qualitative_Data

Section C: CRAP Test Article 2
contd.
Component Meaning
Authority The article is composed by Rachid Belhaj and
Mohamed Tkiouat. The article is reported to be
published through authentic and valid sources.
Purpose The purpose of the article publication is to assist the
future researchers and students with the materials
that are relevant to the implementation of the
strategic human resource management.
Table 2: Components of the CRAP Test.
(Source: Composed by the Author)

Section D: Conclusion
• The management of human resources is one of the major activities
that is undertaken by business organizations.
• The major implementation for solving the issues referred to job
designing issues within the organization.

Section D: Conclusion contd.
• Relation between corporate and human resource planning.
• Qualified the CRAP Test
• Reliable sources and could solve the management issues in CERA.

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